Lawn Avenue School eighthgraders will hold a pasta dinner on Friday, Jan. 5, at Melrose Avenue School. Proceeds will be used for the class’s trip to Washington, D.C. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 10. More...

The Friends of the Jamestown Library will begin their music series on Sunday, Jan. 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the meeting hall in the library. Andrew Potter will perform. He will provide a combination of songs and storytelling during the concert. More...

Jan (Stetson) Stone, 60, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully on Dec. 25, 2012. She was the former wife of Peter Stone of Providence. Born in Newport, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Marion (Brownell) Stetson. More...

The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Journal, Dec. 27, 1912 More...